September 19, 200916 yr I can't believe it's over. :bigcry: And yes, what were the setlist changes???
September 19, 200916 yr Another great performance tonight. It was raining heavily at the start of the set. No Simon Pegg tonight and Jay-Z came on for Lost.
September 19, 200916 yr Just in WHAT A NIGHT!! :) I can't believe it's over. :bigcry: And yes, what were the setlist changes??? None whatsoever, exactly the same as Manchester (but with Jay-Z for Lost+ which was incredible).
September 19, 200916 yr I didn't recall any setlist change from yesterday. Even Chris lying down on his back after Viva La Vida was in the identical place!
September 19, 200916 yr Aside from the Latin America Tour rumors, the photoblog said " That might be it for the Viva tour, " Could this be it for the VIVA era? :cry::inquisitive: If so id say they ended on a high note!:):D -Jesse-
September 19, 200916 yr Hello just got back. Incredible, no changes to setlist. It was an incredible performance and atmosphere. life in technicolor ii was great as was lost with jay-z. all supports were great as well. Very touching at the end when the band Hugged and phil Harvey joined them onstage. It's an end of an era and what a way to finish. Best night of my life.
September 19, 200916 yr Come on people! Be back already.. I want to see some videos :P They probably have to dry out first, sitting by the fire, having a hot tea... Link to photoblog of tonight's concert: http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=516 The concert looked very passionate and emotionally moving, marking the end of a very long worldwide odyssey/tour (over 14 months.)
September 19, 200916 yr They probably have to dry out first, sitting by the fire, having a hot tea... Link to photoblog of tonight's concert: http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=516 The concert looked very passionate and emotionally moving, marking the end of a very long worldwide odyssey/tour (over 14 months.) yeah yeah yeah..I feel like I'm dying too :p Did you attend? :idea2: I saw those as they were happening :wink:
September 20, 200916 yr THanks for the photos Busybee!!!! i was that close as well for there toronto gig, best night of my life by FAR!!!! <3 Guy has a nice ass ;) and Chris's pants always look awkward on him! :P
September 20, 200916 yr Hello just got back. Incredible, no changes to setlist. It was an incredible performance and atmosphere. life in technicolor ii was great as was lost with jay-z. all supports were great as well. Very touching at the end when the band Hugged and phil Harvey joined them onstage. It's an end of an era and what a way to finish. Best night of my life. When I saw the last picture on the live blog, I thought the hug was backstage?! So was it onstage? When exactly? At the end of Lit ii? I have piccies! :D Wow!!! Thanks! Good night! :)
September 20, 200916 yr Almost didn't make it to the gig today, in fact I almost gave my ticket away outside the Tube station, but that is another story, and I am so very glad I did attend... Not much energy or inspiration to write a full review tonight, so just a few observations. We were sat on Jonny's side, third block from the front next to the aisle, an absolutely superb position to view the whole show, nip to the bar and for food, and also down to the pitch standing where the secret and illicit ciggie-smoking took place :P White Lies were good. A lot of the songs had grown on me a great deal since seeing and hearing them for the first time in Manchester. I'll be checking them out, they have a few very nifty little tracks (even if they do harp on about death too much!) Girls Aloud - EEURGH. Awful. The sound system just wasn't set up for them at all it seems. All other acts sounded great, but GA were just thumping bass and horrible screechy vocals from where I sat. I don't mind pure pop, but this was just pure poop. Jay-Z rocked. Hard. Still a few songs that didn't really hit the mark with me, but his really good stuff is REALLY good. The crowd went crazy for him, and perhaps it was partly the different perspective from Manchester (front row) but the awesome setting of Wembley really showed him in his best light and all his pomp. Lights were much better than Manchester, and I think it suited his show to have the enclosed stadium-setting rather than the very flat and spread out cricket ground of Manchester. SO, Coldplay! There's not much to say here really, lol. It seemed a much slicker operation at Wembley than Manchester, with the different bits of the set hanging together much tighter and far better organised. The band, roadies, all the crew really nailed this tonight, it went like clockwork. It was great to be further back than the last gig too, to have the perpective of the whole scene. Chris didn't seem to play too much to the front rowers again, but I didn't mind this time as I wasn't front row :P And the scene was GORGEOUS. The lighting was brilliant, the video screens looked absolutely awesome from a distance away. It was mindblowing to see Coldplay play to this many people in this setting and seem so at home. Seriously good stuff :) Ah, as always the gig passed in a flash. Before I really knew it Politik was on and I was planning my hasty exit after my beloved LiJ. Chris seemed quite tired again to me, but more relaxed and his voice less croaky than at Manchester. He really seemed to be having fun most of the time. I was bit disappointed he seems to have ditched the best bit of In My Place ('singing please please please...') and again only picked it up halfway through the phrase. LiJ was probably the weakest vocal of the night (BOO!), and he changed 'Osaka sun' to something unintelligible ('London sun'?) which always pisses me off :( (Imagine Bono changing it to Late Tuesday Afternoon, Bloody Late Tuesday Afternoon, or REM singing Losing my Agnosticism). So, not a great night for vocals, but everything else was almost perfect, and in many senses things were better than I could ever have imagined. What a long way we've come! From first gig of the tour at Brixton, to the last at Wembley...I can't believe it's all over. But, Viva La Vida, indeed. Special shout out - the lovely Meg from Lebanon who led me hand in hand around the standing area in search of beer and ciggies :sunny: Villains of the night - the catering crew who didn't know their fish and chips from their packets of crisps (and refused to sell me either even though they had both) and also refused to get a glass of water for a pregnant lady - shame on you :( Tired Tonsu out xxx
September 20, 200916 yr just got home, in short White Lies deserved longer, that was the 3rd time I've seen them and each time they get better. Girls Aloud, well that was my diner break. Jay Z bought the house down, was not expecting the crowd to be as into it as they were, was so lovely to see him genuinely humbled by it all and of course CP. I'd made it a point not to come on the forum in the past weeks so it was all a surprise and it was worth it. Could be the concert of the year for me and thats saying something seeing as I've seen this year The Warchild gig/ killers in Rome, Muse Teignmouth and Paris and Radohead (to name a few). Brilliant night and the parents loved it too. Job well done. I've taken so many pics, tomorrow will be sorting through them day <3
September 20, 200916 yr Thanks for the review Tonsu! Always very critical, but interesting. :) Glad you enjoyed their last VLV concert! Good night!
September 20, 200916 yr Almost didn't make it to the gig today, in fact I almost gave my ticket away outside the Tube station, but that is another story, and I am so very glad I did attend... Villains of the night - the catering crew who didn't know their fish and chips from their packets of crisps (and refused to sell me either even though they had both) and also refused to get a glass of water for a pregnant lady - shame on you :( Tired Tonsu out xxx No soft drinks (vending machine) broke and no sweets available. Hopeless. I think they played tighter today than yesterday but I think even Chris was in awe of the stadium yesterday and played/sung better.
September 20, 200916 yr Thanks for the review Tonsu! Always very critical, but interesting. :) Glad you enjoyed their last VLV concert! Good night! Thank you for the kind words :) Ah, it's good to keep a critical eye out I think. I believe out of the six shows I've reviewed on this Viva Tour Manchester and tonight were the only ones I mentioned Chris' voice not being perfect - at all other shows he was on top form, even the best I have ever seen him over the last 9 years. Other shows I think the main problems had been the crowd at one or two, the slightly short setlists, and the lack of Politik (of course!!!!!) at Brixton. But, Chris is tired now. He can relax. Sleep satisfied! So, goodnight, Chris and the boys, sweet dreams, you deserve them for all of the magic you've shared with us over all this time :)
September 20, 200916 yr YAY! Sounds great!! :dance: Thanks for the pics, Ian! That was definately the place to camp out it seems rather than fight for front row. I can't wait to see what they go though, since there were quite a few Coldplayers there. I definately saw Angie, ha.
September 20, 200916 yr yeah yeah yeah..I feel like I'm dying too :p Did you attend? :idea2: I saw those as they were happening :wink: No, but I was very fortunate to see them at the Wheatland, Ca concert back in July. We had great seats and could see them from right behind the pit. I understand why so many people say that going to a Coldplay concert was "the best night of their lives." It was truly magical night for me that left my whole body feeling tingley and pleasantly numb for over a week. I can imagine that Wembley finale concert was especially moving. The clip they have on the coldplay.com Wembley photo blog at http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=516 of the Viva La Vida sing along at tonight's concert was especially spirited and moving because it was the audience's way of expressing its love for Coldplay.
September 20, 200916 yr More tomorrow, I need sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep :snore: Good night, Ian. Sweet dreams!:nice: Thank you for the kind words :) Ah, it's good to keep a critical eye out I think. I believe out of the six shows I've reviewed on this Viva Tour Manchester and tonight were the only ones I mentioned Chris' voice not being perfect - at all other shows he was on top form, even the best I have ever seen him over the last 9 years. Other shows I think the main problems had been the crowd at one or two, the slightly short setlists, and the lack of Politik (of course!!!!!) at Brixton. But, Chris is tired now. He can relax. Sleep satisfied! So, goodnight, Chris and the boys, sweet dreams, you deserve them for all of the magic you've shared with us over all this time :) good night :)
September 20, 200916 yr No, but I was very fortunate to see them at the Wheatland, Ca concert back in July. We had great seats and could see them from right behind the pit. I understand why so many people say that going to a Coldplay concert was "the best night of their lives." It was truly magical night for me that left my whole body feeling tingley and pleasantly numb for over a week. I can imagine that Wembley finale concert was especially moving. The clip they have on the coldplay.com Wembley photo blog at http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=516 of the Viva La Vida sing along at tonight's concert was especially spirited and moving because it was the audience's way of expressing its love for Coldplay. That clip gave goosebumps when a-man posted it! *shivers*
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